{"product_id":"9781475934236","title":"Conversations with Skeletons","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoin author \u003cb\u003eKirk DeMatas\u003c\/b\u003e on a journey back in time as he visits the seemingly autocratic world of the past in his new poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eConversations with Skeletons\u003c\/i\u003e. Written over a three-year period, the poems chronicle the radical reenactment of past experiences—effectively dialogues between DeMatas and other versions of himself. This collection represents a gruelling exercise in psychological dissection through poetic discourse. DeMatas confronts the sources that feed his fears, his anger, his lasciviousness, and his insecurities, all with the hope of finally exorcising the metaphorical demons clutching his soul.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccompanied by stunning photos by Tosin I. Arasi of TIA International Photography, the poetry written for this collection is occasionally raw, often intense, and always extremely revealing. \u003ci\u003eConversations with Skeletons\u003c\/i\u003e collects one man’s conversations with his personal skeletons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eConfronting the Grief of Years\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn my thirtieth birthday, I woke to the sound\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eof bones rattling inside my closet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe vibrations rapped against my naked eardrums\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eand lured me into the realm of the blues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMy consciousness rode the sound waves like a sea bird\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003escanning an abyss for some nourishment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeguiled by this rhythm, I understood the trap,\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ejust as Josef K. does in The Trial.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI could hear the scratching against the heavy door,\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eand after what felt like one year, I stood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMy hand became a benevolent dictator,\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eushering the darkness into the light.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181403062512,"sku":"9781475934236","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781475934236_p0.jpg?v=1763606522","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781475934236","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}